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AustraliaLesson PlanLEVELU U1 Learning AZ All rights reserved.www.readinga-About the BookText Type:Nonfiction/Informational Page Count:24 Word Count:1,972Book SummaryWhile readers may know something about Australias boomerangs or its kangaroos,they may not know about the other interesting animals,such as koalas and platypuses,or the diverse groups of people,including the Aborigines,that live there.This informative book also provides an overview of the geography and history of this fascinating country.About the LessonTargeted Reading Strategy AskandanswerquestionsObjectives Usethereadingstrategyofaskingandansweringquestionstounderstandtext Identifymainideaandsupportingdetails Identifyanduseadjectives Distinguishanduseappropriatepossessivepronouns/contractionsMaterialsGreentext indicates resources available on the website BookAustralia(copy for each student)Chalkboardordryeraseboard Mainideaanddetails,adjectives,possessives/contractionsworksheets Discussioncards Indicates an opportunity for students to mark in the book.(All activities may be demonstratedbyprojectingbookoninteractivewhiteboardorcompletedwith paper and pencil if books are reused.)Vocabulary Content words:Story critical:colony(n.),continent(n.),convict(n.),hemisphere(n.),immigration(n.),threatened(adj.)Enrichment:bauxite(n.),depression(n.),mammal(n.),nomads(n.),primate(n.),reef(n.)Before ReadingBuild Background InvolvestudentsinadiscussionaboutAustralia.CreateaKWLchartontheboardandfillinthefirst column with things students know about Australia.Preview the BookIntroduce the Reading Strategy:Ask and answer questions Givestudentsacopyofthebookandhavethempreviewthefrontandbackcoversandreadthetitle.Have students discuss what they see on the covers and offer ideas as to what kind of book this is and what it might be about.AustraliaLesson Plan(continued)LEVELU U2 Learning AZ All rights reserved.www.readinga- Modelhowtoaskquestionsasyoupreviewthebook.Think-aloud:The first section tells about the geography of the country.I wonder if Australia has mountains or deserts,or maybe both.Ill write that question in the second column of the chart.I also want to know how big Australia is.Ill write that question on the chart,too.Havestudentspreviewtherestofthebook,lookingatphotos,captions,maps,andsidebartext.Havethemaddanyquestionstheyhavetothechart.Introduce the Vocabulary Remindstudentsofthestrategiestheycanusetoworkoutwordstheydontknow.Forexample,they can use what they know about letter and sound correspondence to figure out the word.Theycanlookforbasewordsandprefixesandsuffixes.Theycanusethecontexttoworkoutmeanings of unfamiliar words.Modelhowtoapplyword-attackstrategies.Writethewordhemisphere on the board.Model howstudentscanusethebasewordandprefixtofigureoutthemeaningoftheunfamiliarword.Reviewthemeaningoftheprefixhemi(half)and the base word sphere(a round body).Tell students that putting the meanings of the words together will give them an idea of the unfamiliarwordsmeaninghalfoftheearth.Havestudentsturntopage6toconfirmthemeaningoftheword.Explainthatwriterssometimesputthemeaningofanunfamiliarword inparenthesestohelpreadersunderstandthetext.Remindstudentsthattheyshouldcheckwhetherwordsmakesensebyrereadingthesentence.Set the Purpose HavestudentsreadthebooktofindtheanswerstothequestionsonthechartoranyotherquestionstheymighthaveaboutAustralia.During ReadingStudent Reading Guide the reading:Have students read the introduction and the first section.Ask them if they found theanswertothequestionswrittenontheKWLchartaboutAustraliaslandformsandsize.Think-aloud:The section title told me that I was going to read about Australias geography.As I read the paragraph,I underlined the words,phrases,and sentences I thought were important.In doing so,I found the answers to both questions we wrote on the KWL.I found out that Australia has both mountains and deserts,and that it is the sixth-largest country in the world.I also learned that Australia has grasslands,and that it is an island.Askstudentsiftheyhadotherquestionsastheyreadtheintroductionorfirstsection.WriteanyquestionsontheKWLchart.AskifanyofthequestionsontheKWLcharthavebeenanswered.Put a check by any that have been.Havestudentsmakeaquestionmarkintheirbookbesideanywordtheydonotunderstandor cannot pronounce.Encourage them to use the strategies they have learned to read each word and figure out its meaning.After Reading Askstudentswhatwords,ifany,theymarkedintheirbook.Usethisopportunitytomodel howtheycanreadthesewordsusingdecodingstrategiesandcontextclues.Reflect on the Reading Strategy Havestudentsshareanyotherquestionstheyhadwhiletheywerereading.Discusshowquestioningthetextwhenreadingkeepsthemactivelyinvolvedinthereadingprocess.AustraliaLesson Plan(continued)LEVELU U3 Learning AZ All rights reserved.www.readinga-Teach the Comprehension Skill:Main idea and details Introduce and model:Explainthateverywriterhasamainideainmindforabookwhen he or she writes it.In addition,the writer has a main idea for each section or chapter of the book.The headings often provide clues as to what the main idea of each section or chapter is about.Check for understanding:Ask students what they think the main idea of the fifth section might be by looking at the table of contents.Givestudentsthemain-idea-and-detailsworksheet and have students fill it in with the main idea andimportantdetailsforeachsectionlisted.Discusstheirresponses.Asyoudiscussthemainideaof each section,help students understand that the writer is providing facts about Australia while offering her opinion about some of them.Ask if they can identify the parts of the book that expressthewritersopinions.Extend the discussion:Instruct students to use the inside cover of their book to write whether or not the writer convinced them that Australia is an interesting place,and to tell if they would like to learn more about the country and why.Have students share with the group.Build Skills Grammar and Mechanics:Possessive pronouns/contractions Writethewordsyour,youre,its,its,whos and whose ontheboard.Revieworexplainthatthewords your and its arepossessivepronouns.Eachshowswhoorwhatownssomething.Revieworexplainthatthewordsyoure,whos and its are contractions for the words you are,who is,and it is.Tellstudentsthatthesewordsareoftenconfused.Explainthattherearetwowaystocheckwhichwordshouldbeusedinasentence.First,trytousethetwowordsthatmakethecontraction in the sentence.If the sentence makes sense,the contraction is correct.Second,check to see if the pronoun your,whose or its comes before the name of something or someone.If one does,the possessive pronoun is used.Directstudentstothelastparagraphonpage9.Askstudentstoreadthethirdsentenceandtotell which words are contractions and which are possessive pronouns.Have students identify the thing each possessive pronoun shows ownership of(head,front legs,neck).Havestudentsreadthefirstparagraphonthesamepagetofindotherpossessivepronouns.Ask them to identify the things each shows ownership of(its ankle,its young).Givestudentsthepossessives/contractions worksheetandexplaintheexample.Word Work:Adjectives Explainthatwritersuseadjectivestodescribenounsorpronouns.Adjectivesanswerthequestionswhat kind,which one,or how many,and help the reader form a mental picture of the writerswords.Adjectivescanalsobeusedasawayofexpressinganopinionaboutthetopic.Write the following sentence on the board:To learn more about the fascinating country called Australia,simply turn the page.Askstudentstoidentifytheadjectivethatanswersthequestionwhatkindofcountry.Pointoutthattheadjectivealsoexpressesthewritersopinion.Reinforcebydirectingstudentstothefirstparagraphonpage8andaskingthemtofindtheadjectivethatdescribesAustraliasanimals.Askstudentstoexplainwhatthistellsthemabout the writers opinion of the animals.Handouttheadjectivesworksheetand instruct students on how to complete it.Havestudentsunderlineadjectivesinthebookandcirclethenounsorpronouns they describe.Build FluencyIndependent Reading Allowstudentstoreadtheirbookindependently.Additionally,partnerscantaketurnsreadingparts of the book to each other.AustraliaLesson Plan(continued)LEVELU U4 Learning AZ All rights reserved.www.readinga-Home Connection Givethestudentstheirbooktotakehometoreadwithparents,caregivers,siblings,orfriends.Extend the ReadingDescriptive Writing ConnectionHavestudentsselectanAustraliananimalandwriteaparagraphusingadjectivesthatwillpersuadeothers that it is the best or most unusual animal.Provide additional resources for students to research Australias wildlife.Have students illustrate their paragraphs and share with the group.Visit Writing AZforalessonandleveledmaterialsonexpositorywriting.Science Connection Have groups of students use clay or paper mach to make a landform map of Australia,an Australian animal,or another topic of interest.Provide resources that will enable students to research the topic.Skill Review Discussioncardscoveringcomprehensionskillsandstrategiesnotexplicitlytaughtwiththebook areprovidedasanextensionactivity.Thefollowingisalistofsomewaysthesecardscanbeusedwith students:Useasdiscussionstartersforliteraturecircles.Havestudentschooseoneormorecardsandwritearesponse,eitherasanessayorasa journalentry.Distributebeforereadingthebookandhavestudentsuseoneofthequestionsasapurpose for reading.Cutapartandusethecardsasgamecardswithaboardgame.Conductaclassdiscussionasareviewbeforethebookquiz.Assessment Monitor students to determine if they can:consistentlyaskandanswerquestionstounderstandtext identifymainideaandsupportingdetails identifyanduseadjectives recognizeanduseappropriatepossessivepronouns/contractionsComprehension Checks BookQuiz RetellingRubric
